Article 12: 1. Need for independent arrangements In order to ensure the independence and impartiality of the mission, the Com- mittee shall undertake to organize the collection of information necessary for the preparation of the mission. 2. The Committee shall also make the necessary arrangements for the journey through its Secretariat. These arrangements shall include, inter- alia, air and hotel reservations, travel insurances and necessary visas, transport in the country, organization of meetings with the various interlocutors as well as arrangements necessary for communication on and during the mission. 3. All expenses incurred by the mission shall be borne by the Committee. Article 13: 1. Mission programme The mission programme shall be prepared by the Committee Secretariat, in collaboration with the Committee Chairman and mission members. 2. In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the mission, the Secretariat of the Committee shall transmit to the State party, a draft mission programme. The Secretariat shall draw the government’s attention on the mission’s terms of reference, its mandate as well as its privileges and immunities. The agreement of the government on these terms of reference should be obtained in writing before the onset of the mission. 3. The mission programme shall include meetings with national and local au- thorities, including members of government, the judicial authority and Parliament, representatives of national institutions of human rights and rights of the child, civil society organizations, representatives of United Nations agencies and other inter-governmental organizations and if need be, children who are victims of violations and their families or representatives, and presenters of petitions submitted under Article 44 of the Charter. 4. The mission programme shall be flexible and measures should be envisaged in the event of complementary meetings. 7